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Delft Toby Jug Vase, Hand-Painted Baroque, Circa 1880
Delft Toby Jug Vase, Hand-Painted Baroque, Circa 1880

Delft Toby Jug Vase, Hand-Painted Baroque, Circa 1880

By Delft

Located in Basildon, GB

19th Century Delft Toby Jug / Vase, modelled as a seated figure painted in parsley blue decoration, bears a painted makers mark on the base.

Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

18th-19th century Hand Painted Delft Platter
18th-19th century Hand Painted Delft Platter

18th-19th century Hand Painted Delft Platter

Located in Richmond, VA

18th-19th century hand painted Delft platter, 12 1/8” diameter.

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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

17th Century Dutch Delft Charger
17th Century Dutch Delft Charger

17th Century Dutch Delft Charger

Located in Hudson, NY

Rare Dutch Delft, large rosewater dish, attributed to Samuel van Eenhoorn, circa 1675-1680. A similar dish, now in the Museum Fine Arts, Boston, is illustrated in Aronson, Dutch Del...

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1670s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

Large Antique Italian Blue and White Lidded Urn, 19th Century
Large Antique Italian Blue and White Lidded Urn, 19th Century

Large Antique Italian Blue and White Lidded Urn, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

This stunning lidded urn might have once been found in a 19th century Italian apothecary. The front of the shaped urn body has the hand-painted phrase “C. Violaru”, which is the heavily abbreviated form of the Latin word for violet (violaceum). Up until the mid-1700’s, apothecaries would make syrups from violets and use it to treat kidney ailments. Above the Latin wording is a whimsical musical scene with a man blowing a horn leading a couple who is holding hands over rocky terrain lined with shrubbery. A large house and trees can be seen behind the trio with a pair of mountains in the distance. On the opposite side of the urn is a floral display with a bird perched on a rock. Beneath the bird is a geometric design, possibly a stylized sun with radiating beams of light. Both scenes are segmented by a pair of thin quarter round moldings that encircle the entire vase. Other hand-painted motifs include floral and foliate margents, geometric patterns, and Vitruvian waves that are infilled with horizontal fluting. The sides of the urn have a fish-scale background beneath two mustachioed mascarons. Both men have been styled in grotesque fashion, with a pair of spiraled horns emanating from their heads. In between the horns is a looping handle that is affixed to the body in similar tight spirals. The domed lid has three scrolled arms that merge in a geometric finial. The base color of the urn is white, with illustrations in a monochromatic cobalt oxide blue, reminiscent of Delft blue pottery...

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19th Century Italian Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-20th Century French Hand Painted Faience Dish Signed HB Quimper
Mid-20th Century French Hand Painted Faience Dish Signed HB Quimper

Mid-20th Century French Hand Painted Faience Dish Signed HB Quimper

By Henriot Quimper

Located in Dallas, TX

Serve peanuts or chips in style with this colorful, antique Quimper dish. Sculpted in Brittany, France, circa 1950, the dish features a central sculpted figure of a fisherman wearing...

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Mid-20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Plates Commemorating Le Tour De France 1959 Luneville Faience
Plates Commemorating Le Tour De France 1959 Luneville Faience

Plates Commemorating Le Tour De France 1959 Luneville Faience

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

- Fabulous rare set of Tour de France commemorative plates for the cycling enthusiast - In original condition, no damage - Luneville 1959 1. June 25 depart Mullhouse, 26 June, 17 July, 18 July 2. June 29 Rennes June 30 Blain July 1 Nantes 3. July 2 Rochelle July 3 Bordeaux, July 4 Bayonne, July 5 Bagneres de Bigorre 4. July 6 St Gaudens...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Delft and Faience

Materials

Pottery

19th Century French Faience Charger or Plate
19th Century French Faience Charger or Plate

19th Century French Faience Charger or Plate

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century French faience charger or plate with Gien mark.

Category

19th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

Longwy Art Deco Pottery Vase
Longwy Art Deco Pottery Vase

Longwy Art Deco Pottery Vase

Located in Essex, MA

Octagonal flask form decorated in light and dark blue, yellows and white.

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Delft and Faience

Materials

Other

Moustiers Faience Oval Platter in Blue Monochrome (Camaïeu Bleu)
Moustiers Faience Oval Platter in Blue Monochrome (Camaïeu Bleu)

Moustiers Faience Oval Platter in Blue Monochrome (Camaïeu Bleu)

Located in NANTES, FR

**Moustiers Faience Oval Platter in Blue Monochrome (Camaïeu Bleu) M3605** This Moustiers faience platter features, at its center, a bust of Diana surrounded by floral pots. It date...

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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Vase Delftware Dutch Blue and White
Vase Delftware Dutch Blue and White

Vase Delftware Dutch Blue and White

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Unusual decoration blending a European pastoral landscape with Chinoiserie ornamentation. Suitable for everyday use. The tapering body decorated with a European lady and a gentlem...

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18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Large Pair of 19th Century French Desvres Faience Urns with Twisted Handles
Large Pair of 19th Century French Desvres Faience Urns with Twisted Handles

Large Pair of 19th Century French Desvres Faience Urns with Twisted Handles

By Desvres

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a console, sideboard, or enfilade with this charming pair of hand-painted French faience urns from Desvres. Crafted in northern Francecirca 1880, each large baluster-form ve...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century French Saint Clement Barbotine Faience Oyster Plates '6' and Dish
Mid-Century French Saint Clement Barbotine Faience Oyster Plates '6' and Dish

Mid-Century French Saint Clement Barbotine Faience Oyster Plates '6' and Dish

By Saint-Clément

Located in Dallas, TX

These colorful antique plates and matching serving platter were created in France circa 1920, by the Saint Clement factory. The hand painted Majolica service features 6 round plates and one charger, all having oyster shaped and lemon wedge motifs. Every piece is marked underfoot "St Clement France". The set is in excellent condition with rich colors in the green and yellow palette. The faience factory of Saint-Clement, 12 kms from Lunéville, was established in 1758 by Jacques Chambrette, who already owned another one in Lunéville. With this second factory he aimed at the higher segment of the market with prestigious objects. The factory received because of this a label as Royal Suplier for Marie-Antoinette's Trianon. After Jacques died in 1758, his son Gabriel became the new owner. Between 1759 and 1763 the factory was managed by Charles Loyal, Jacques Chambrette's son-in-law, Paul Louis Cyfflé and the architect Richard Mique, who owned half the factory in 1786. In the 18th century Saint-Clément produced domestic objects of ordinary earthenware, luxurious objects and decorative objects of fine earthenware (so-called "terre de pipe"). Between the first quarter of the 19th century and 1892 both current utensils of ordinary earthenware and fine earthenware are produced and decorative objects of grand and petit feu (Emile Gallé). In the second half of the 19th century the factory reproduced Louis XIV objects, among them objects with very unnatural forms, where they attempted to imitate the multicolored decorations of Strasbourg faience...

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Mid-20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience, Majolica

Vintage Figurative Studio Pottery Salt and Pepper Shakers - a Pair
Vintage Figurative Studio Pottery Salt and Pepper Shakers - a Pair

Vintage Figurative Studio Pottery Salt and Pepper Shakers - a Pair

By Delft

Located in Charleston, SC

A funky set of glazed stoneware figurative salt and pepper shakers in blue and white delft style. The pepper shaker (the taller one) measures: 4.75” tall x 2.75” wide x 2” deep. T...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Delft and Faience

Materials

Stoneware

Berlin Faience Black Chinoiserie Covered Urn
Berlin Faience Black Chinoiserie Covered Urn

Berlin Faience Black Chinoiserie Covered Urn

Located in New York, NY

Of ginger jar shape with outscrolled handles, surmounted by a pierced lid with knob-form finial; decorated with Court figures in a pagoda riverscape.

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1840s German Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger
Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger

Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger

Located in Essex, MA

With tree and flower decoration.

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Other

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. The oval centre painted with a large berry and leafy ...

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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Faience jewelry box
Faience jewelry box

Faience jewelry box

Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL

Faience or majolica (jewelry?) box on claw legs. Decorated and sculptured with lions and griffin in typical faience colors. On the lid is a naked lady.

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Pair of Mid-Century French Brittany Faience Armorial Handled Wall Plates
Pair of Mid-Century French Brittany Faience Armorial Handled Wall Plates

Pair of Mid-Century French Brittany Faience Armorial Handled Wall Plates

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a wall, shelf, or plate rack with this elegant pair of antique French faience plates from Brittany, each featuring a classic handled form and richly hand-painted armorial decoration. Crafted circa 1930, the plates are scalloped in shape with applied side handles, adding both dimension and sculptural presence. Each composition centers a heraldic crest topped with a crown, one flanked by rampant lions and the other by stylized foxes, all framed by intricate floral and foliate borders. The vibrant palette of cobalt blue, iron red, golden yellow, and soft green reflects traditional Breton faience decoration, while the detailed brushwork highlights the craftsmanship of the period. The backs are marked “Bretagne,” confirming their regional origin. These antique decorative plates...

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Mid-20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Dish Charger Lobed Delft German Blue White Fluted Chinoiserie
Dish Charger Lobed Delft German Blue White Fluted Chinoiserie

Dish Charger Lobed Delft German Blue White Fluted Chinoiserie

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a man sitting on rocks within a landscape. Surrounded by a triple-circle center and an interlocking arc and trefoil border. The rim with 27 flut...

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18th Century German Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Early 20th Century French Henriot Quimper Faïence Wall Platter
Early 20th Century French Henriot Quimper Faïence Wall Platter

Early 20th Century French Henriot Quimper Faïence Wall Platter

By Quimper Faience Pottery

Located in Dallas, TX

Bring a touch of Brittany’s rich folk tradition into your home with this charming antique Henriot Quimper faïence plaque, crafted in France circa 1904–1922. Hand-painted in vivid pol...

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Early 20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Mid-Century French Hand Painted Faience HB Quimper Platter
Mid-Century French Hand Painted Faience HB Quimper Platter

Mid-Century French Hand Painted Faience HB Quimper Platter

By Henriot Quimper

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter. Created in Brittany, France circa 1950, the hand painted ceramic plate is round in shape and dressed with small handles...

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Mid-20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper
Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper

Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper

By Henriot Quimper

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a kitchen wall or a shelf with this unusual antique star-shape platter. Created in France circa 1910, the large ceramic plate with "trompe l'oeil" one over the other to form...

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Early 20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Wall Bagpipe Flower Holder
19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Wall Bagpipe Flower Holder

19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Wall Bagpipe Flower Holder

Located in Dallas, TX

This decorative antique wall object was sculpted in central France, circa 1890. The ceramic bagpipe with large bow in high relief at the top, features hand painted figures singing and dancing in traditional, local outfits. The faience piece could be used as a dry flowers vase...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Plate Delftware, English Small Stylised Floral Spray London, Blue and White
Plate Delftware, English Small Stylised Floral Spray London, Blue and White

Plate Delftware, English Small Stylised Floral Spray London, Blue and White

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Decorated with a stylised fern surrounded by a double-circle petal shaped border and an arc border around the rim. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably Lo...

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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Dish Charger delftware Dutch Chinoiserie blue white diameter 30cm 12"
Dish Charger delftware Dutch Chinoiserie blue white diameter 30cm 12"

Dish Charger delftware Dutch Chinoiserie blue white diameter 30cm 12"

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Beautiful, early stylised decoration evoking the striking simplicity of early Chinoiserie painting Painted with a central floral spray within a circle centre, surrounded by a trai...

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18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

French 1950's Vase by Accolay Pottery
French 1950's Vase by Accolay Pottery

French 1950's Vase by Accolay Pottery

By Accolay Pottery

Located in PARIS, FR

Lovely and rare French vintage vase from the 1950s by Accolay Pottery. Signed 'Guy' under the base.

Category

1950s French Vintage Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Faience

Salt Cellar Faience French Octagonal Blue Red Green White
Salt Cellar Faience French Octagonal Blue Red Green White

Salt Cellar Faience French Octagonal Blue Red Green White

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A charming piece of history for the dining table. The inside with an elegant, central floral spray and a floral border. the base decorated with blue lines and a bottom border of s...

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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers
Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers

Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers

$384Sale Price / set|20% Off

Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers

By Don S. Shoemaker

Located in Mérida, YU

This is a mid-century set of Salt and Pepper Shakers. Made by Don Shoemaker for Señal in Mexico.

Category

1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Delft and Faience

Materials

Hardwood

Plates pair delftware English Liverpool blue white chinoiserie tall lady
Plates pair delftware English Liverpool blue white chinoiserie tall lady

Plates pair delftware English Liverpool blue white chinoiserie tall lady

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Delightful pair of chinoiserie plates evoking how exotic the East appeared to Europe and a sense of wonder it portrayed. Painted with a chinoiserie scene of a tall lady standing i...

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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape
Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape

Plate delftware Dutch blue white yellow diameter 23cm 9" Chinoiserie landscape

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Bold fluid decoration with abundant imagery associated with early Dutch pieces. Profusely painted with a chinoiserie garden scene with bold foliage and sprays. The rim painted wi...

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18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Large French Faience Jardinière with Jesters' Heads by Nevers
Large French Faience Jardinière with Jesters' Heads by Nevers

Large French Faience Jardinière with Jesters' Heads by Nevers

Located in Pembroke, MA

Impressive, large hand painted French faience jardinière with jesters' heads as handles. Each side feature a different painted scene of putti playing in the woods inset into a backgr...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland
Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland

Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland

Located in New York, NY

Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland. A pair of beautiful large delft plates decorated with blue and white flowers made during the ...

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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

18th Century, Rare Dutch Delft Charger - 9.1in
18th Century, Rare Dutch Delft Charger - 9.1in

18th Century, Rare Dutch Delft Charger - 9.1in

By Delft

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

This charming faience plate is a classic example of 18th-century Dutch Delftware, distinguished by its hand-painted cobalt blue design depicting a sailing ship within a cartouche-sty...

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18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

18th Century, French Faience Vase with Cherub, Nevers Style, Hand Painted
18th Century, French Faience Vase with Cherub, Nevers Style, Hand Painted

18th Century, French Faience Vase with Cherub, Nevers Style, Hand Painted

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Rare early French faience vase dating to the late 17th – early 18th century, hand-painted with a charming cherub (putto) scene framed by scrolling ornamentation. The gourd-shaped bod...

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18th Century French Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy
Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy

Plate, Delftware, English, London, Blue White Bird Chinoiserie Fantasy

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Charming set of plates with the exotic bird suspended showing the fantasy element of Chinoiserie. Decorated with an exotic bird in flight surrounded by four stylised floral sprays surrounded by a trellis diaper border with four demi-flowerhead reserves interposed. The rim decorated with a trellis diaper border with three reserves with grasses interposed. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably London, third quarter of the 18th century. 2035574 can be separated into a pair and a single plate...

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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Dish Charger delftware Bristol blue white willow tree rocks Chinoiserie Trellis
Dish Charger delftware Bristol blue white willow tree rocks Chinoiserie Trellis

Dish Charger delftware Bristol blue white willow tree rocks Chinoiserie Trellis

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Delightful, charming chinoiserie dish conveying the European interpretation of and fascination with exotic Chinese plants and landscape. Decorated with a large willow tree and st...

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18th Century English George II Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Plate, Delftware, 1742, Dutch, Thomas and Mary Bingham, Yarmouth, 1742, Suffolk
Plate, Delftware, 1742, Dutch, Thomas and Mary Bingham, Yarmouth, 1742, Suffolk

Plate, Delftware, 1742, Dutch, Thomas and Mary Bingham, Yarmouth, 1742, Suffolk

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

The inside centre decorated with the inscription, “Thomas and Mary Bingham In Yarmouth 1742”, inside a medallion. The rim decorated with six artemisia leaf reserves, with trellis borders interposed. The rim brown. Restoration to a rim glaze chip. Decorated in blue on a white glaze. Probably Dutch, second quarter of the 18th century. Provenance: Thomas Bingham was christened in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on November 14, 1697. Thomas Bingham married Mary Dent at Woodbridge in Suffolk on 24th August, 1721. Thomas and Mary Bingham had a daughter Ann christened in Yarmouth on December 17, 1727. Thomas Bingham was buried in Great Yarmouth on July 6, 1774. Thomas, a son of Thomas and Mary Bingham, was christened in St. John Maddermarket, Norwich, on December 3, 1775. In the Universal British Directory of 1793-8, Woodbridge is described as a maritime town situated near the River Deben on the turnpike road leading from London to Yarmouth. It is about 77 miles from London and as Great Yarmouth is 123 miles from London, the distance by road between the two places is about 50 miles. The River Deben, on which the town is situated, is stated to have been navigable up to the town where there were two quays. There is no-one named Bingham listed in Woodbridge in the entry for the town in the Universal British Directory. In the printed Freemen of Yarmouth, a John Bingham is the only entry under the surname. He became a freeman in 1721, having been an apprentice of John Cooper. There is no mention of the surname in the three volume Perlustration of Great Yarmouth by C J Palmer...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers
Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. two red bands around the top. the base decorated with...

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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

A Pair of Delft pots
A Pair of Delft pots

A Pair of Delft pots

By Three Bells Factory

Located in Bakewell, GB

A pair of Delft pots made by the Three Bells Factory of the Netherlands. Original Condition Mid to late 18th century 19cms high 12cms diameter

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18th Century Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

Antike Fayence-Servierplatte Frankreich mit Blumenmalerei
Antike Fayence-Servierplatte Frankreich mit Blumenmalerei

Antike Fayence-Servierplatte Frankreich mit Blumenmalerei

Located in Aachen, DE

Antike gut erhaltene Fayence-Servierplatte, wohl aus Frankreich, 40x27cm groß, mit zahlreichen leichten Glasurabplatzern an der umlaufenden Kante. Unterseitig eiige Glasurfehler (ori...

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1890s French Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Rörstrand Lidded Vases in Dark Blue Faience. 1930s-1940s
Pair of Rörstrand Lidded Vases in Dark Blue Faience. 1930s-1940s

Pair of Rörstrand Lidded Vases in Dark Blue Faience. 1930s-1940s

Located in København, Copenhagen

A pair of Rörstrand lidded vases in dark blue faience. 1930s-1940s. Measures 18.5 x 13 cm. In perfect condition. Marked.

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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Delft and Faience

Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe
Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe

Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. French faience salt. Oval shape with a leafy sprig in...

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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware

Plates Pair Biancosoprabianco Delft Redcliff Back Bristol Chinoiserie Polychrome
Plates Pair Biancosoprabianco Delft Redcliff Back Bristol Chinoiserie Polychrome

Plates Pair Biancosoprabianco Delft Redcliff Back Bristol Chinoiserie Polychrome

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Charming pair of plates with rare and desirable features of delftware; fluting, bianco-sopra-bianco border and in polychrome including manganese From a Bristol collection and originally made in Bristol Pair of 18th century bianco-sopra-bianco delftware plates, made at Redcliff Back, under Richard Frank. The press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim is decorated with repeated foliate designs in a style known as ‘bianco sopra bianco‘, or ‘white on white’. Although inspired by the incised patterns found on the rims of Chinese export porcelain, the name alludes to the use of this decoration on sixteenth-century Italian maiolica at Faenza. The main pattern depicts an oriental river scene, showing two hatted men...

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18th Century English Baroque Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Pottery

Swiss Charger-Shaped Faience Plaque Depicting a Lakeside Chateau
Swiss Charger-Shaped Faience Plaque Depicting a Lakeside Chateau

Swiss Charger-Shaped Faience Plaque Depicting a Lakeside Chateau

Located in London, GB

Swiss charger-shaped faience plaque depicting a lakeside chateau Swiss, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Depth 7cm, diameter 50cm Plaque: Depth 4cm...

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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience, Wood

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century
Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases ...

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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Delft and Faience

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Delft Pottery and Faience for Sale on 1stDibs

The unique graceful design and classic style of antique Delft pottery and faience make these pieces an exceptional addition to any dining room.

The popularity of the blue-and-white porcelain developed in 14th-century China inspired Delft and faience pottery in Europe. The global expansion of trade through the Dutch East India Company led to the import of numerous examples of Chinese porcelain, resulting in the creation of Dutch Delftware, which is the term generally used to describe the tin-glazed earthenware that Dutch potters used. There were other imitations of Chinese porcelain produced by ceramicists throughout Europe, but Delftware was the most successful. This iconic tradition — the subject of a 2020 exhibition at the Kunstmuseum den Haag​ ​— resembled Chinese porcelain but was more affordable.

True blue Delftware originates only from a single location: Delft in the Netherlands. These precious pieces pair well with French faience. Unlike Delft plates, Delft vases and other pieces of Delftware, French faience utilizes a lead-and-tin glaze. This earthenware has roots in late-16th-century France. French Provincial Delft and faience tend to feature snow-white lacquered surfaces with colorful painted images or floral designs.

In terms of elegance and versatility, Baroque Delft and faience always impress. The most extravagant and boldly hued pieces are Rococo Delft and faience. Plates, tureens and other objects made in this style are frequently ornate and intricately decorated, making them ideal for display. Modern Dutch design masters often incorporate vintage decor into their contemporary designs, and Delftware items are a popular choice.

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